ter colliding with Thomas Partey of Arsenal during a corner and twisting his joint, Rodri was replaced in the twenty-first minute.
The player’s recuperation schedule has not yet been announced, but Pep Guardiola stated during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup victory against Watford that he will likely need to miss a significant amount of time due to injury.
“Still we don’t have the definitive [diagnosis] but he will be out for a long time – a while,” stated the mayor. However, other people believe that it might not be as much as we had anticipated.
We’re waiting on his last calls from the doctors to find out what exactly he has and what kind of operation he needs.
“We expect that tonight, tomorrow we will know exactly.”
After undergoing preliminary testing in Manchester, Rodri has left for Spain to consult with a specialist.
Guardiola has called the 28-year-old “irreplaceable”; without him, City has won 48 of its previous 48 Premier League games. Nevertheless, the manager promises to find a way to win without him.
Rodri missed five games last season, and City lost four of those games. However, in 50 outings across all competitions, he has only lost once.
